On a chilly Saturday morning in March, a group of District of Columbia homeowners huddled around a backyard bonfire, eager for the approaching spring season. In addition to the warmer weather, many in the group also shared their excitement...

Lancaster County, PA, is an astonishing county. Of the 650,000 acres that make up the county, 425,000 acres are used agriculturally. The county is home to almost 6,000 farms, of which 99 percent are owned locally.
Lancaster is ranked No. 1...

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s annual Environmental Awards and Taste of the Chesapeake are just around the corner! This year, our hallmark community gathering takes place Sept. 13 on the Belcher Pavilion’s rooftop...

Many of us think of spring and summer as the time the birds start singing, flowers start blooming and the weather warms up.
In the water quality monitoring world, the season also means we are dusting off our secchi disks and getting our...

When I sit back and think about my career — the things I’ve learned, opportunities that presented themselves and work that I’ve done — there is one thing that has been a constant driving force and focus —the...

Two years ago, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay kicked off the new Businesses for the Bay Membership Association. Its mission is to encourage businesses to take voluntary, innovative and measurable actions that improve water quality and...

Every year between March and the first week of June, tens of thousands of volunteers come together to clean up their local communities as a part of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Project Clean Stream — the largest trash...

As we start to turn the page on 2017, I wanted to brainstorm some ideas for resolutions we can share as a community for 2018.
The new year is a time to reflect on where we’ve been and what we’ve accomplished in the past year and...

Stormwater runoff is the fastest growing source of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Increased development throughout the watershed has reduced the natural ground cover, which is equipped to absorb and filter water during storm events....

On a warm Saturday morning this fall, more than 30 landowners gathered on a property in Baltimore County to learn a little about promoting the birds and the bees. Literally. The workshop, titled Get to Know Your Backyard Habitat, invited...